Danny Vinyard

Danny Vinyard (1977-1998) was an American high school student who was the brother of neo-Nazi leader Derek Vinyard. He was killed by African-American student "Little Henry" for his racist beliefs.

Biography
Danny Vinyard was born in 1977, the son of Venice Beach, California firefighter Dennis Vinyard and the younger brother of Derek Vinyard. The two brothers were orphaned when their father was murdered while fighting a fire at a drug den, and Danny grew up with a racist brother, whose neo-Nazi views influenced him. He witnessed his brother shoot a black man who attempted to steal his car and then curb stomp another, and Vinyard joined the Disciples of Christ gang while his brother was in prison for voluntary manslaughter. Danny received a DOC tattoo, but his brother convinced him to leave the gang after telling him about his time in prison, during which he had befriended a black prisoner. Danny would later write a paper about his brother as a special assignment for principal Bob Sweeney, who had received a complaint from history teacher Mr. Murray about Vinyard writing about Mein Kampf as a book that related to the struggle for human rights. Although he had mended his ways, Danny Vinyard was shot and killed by black student "Little Henry" in school in revenge for the DOC's racist actions.